castle

The three main types of castles are the motte and bailey castle, the stone castle and keep, and the Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

For many centuries castles provided both protection and living quarters for kings, nobility, and sometimes common people. The fortifications, or military defenses, built into a castle set it apart from a palace. A palace is usually a grand house for a king or noble. Most castles were built in Europe between the 800s and the 1400s, during the period known as the Middle Ages. But

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